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What does Dave get bumped up to if Rafael gets TINY? No one thinks Erica gets a promotion? I see Erica as Janice’s replacement when she goes. I don’t rule out Bill Evans taking over. Why not? Because I would think WNBC would announce Chris replacement along with his retirement announcement. Perhaps WNBC dumped Chris for Bill especially with Sam Champion at WABC. Maybe it’s a forced retirement. Just a possibility.

Janice Huff is an outside possibility if they want to go with someone high profile. However I don’t see that happening.

Maybe then they should just not have weather when Elise is out. If Mary and Chris are ever out the same day they should not just even bother doing the show at all.

Ann Curry would have been better off remaining on dateline and as the newsreader on today. Had she held out another 4 years she might have currently been anchoring nightly news. As for Campbell Brown perhaps if she stuck around until 2011 she would have been co-anchor of today.

Perhaps John Elliot is a possibility if he leaves WCBS?

First thing I thought was wow all three networks have had their morning weather casters leave within a matter of months.

How long do you all think Sam will last? Part of me thinks this might not be a long term project for him. I like Sam but sometimes I feel like going to the past is just not accepting that things change. Did WABC seek to have Spencer Christian rejoin when Sam left? I’m actually asking that question seriously.

Here’s the list I have of WABC westhercaster. 1970s: Tex Antone. 1976: Storm Field. 1980: Storm Field and Joe Witte. 1981 to 1982: Storm Field and Voss. 1982 to 1988: Storm and Dr. Bill. 1988: Storm and Sam. 1989: Storm, Sam and Bill And Art. 1990: Sam, Bill and Art. 1992: Sam and Bill. 1993-1996: Sam, Bill and Veronica. 1996-2004 Sam, Bill And Lee. 2004: Sam, Bill, Lee and Anderson. 2005-2006: Sam, Bill, Lee and Heidi. 2006-2011: Lee, Bill, Heidi and Jeff. 2011: Lee, Bill, Jeff and Amy. 2019: Lee, Sam, Jeff and Amy.

Geneen Anderson was at WABC in the early to mid 2000s. http://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/2004/10/25/Channel-24-picks-hot-topic-for-first-debate/stories/200410250001

They couldn’t ask Sam to remain in NY for the weekend to fill in or for Amy or Lee to fill in? Then again maybe Spencer has family in NY that he wanted to visit and it worked out well for all parties. I wonder if Spencer was considered to replace Bill.

Interesting that Joe Witte didn’t do well at WABC or apparently WCBS although at WNBC he lasted for over 15 years. I heard he’s very awkward. Valerie Voss didn’t go so well either. WABC has at least on three occasions not had a regular weekend weather person unless I’m mistaken. I believe this was the case in 1982 for a few months, from 1988 to 1989 as well as from 1992 to 1993. I believe he was the 5pm weathercaster for a few years.

I believe before Dr. Bill that Joe Witte did weekend weather on WABC. After Sam I think was Bill although I think there was a gap where there was no regular weekend weatherperson.

Is it official that Elise is doing mornings? Part of me still thinks either Lonnie or Bill Evans will end up doing mornings.

Apparently Shirleen will be returning to the noon newscast after she returns from maternity leave.

60 minutes doesn’t have room for an unlimited amount of reporters. Steve Kroft retired and they went for John Dickerson. Jeff I suppose agreed to so CBS This Mornings Saturday edition because either he wouldn’t have that opportunity at another network or he’s still under contract with CBS and for all we know if another shake up happens at CTM he will get a spot there.

I’ll add that a Tony and Katy show might not be terrible for ratings.

Stranger things have happened although he will likely be at WABC until he retires. He should have stuck with GMA in 2013.

I wouldn’t be shocked if after 2-3 years Gail and Anthony are replaced with Kaity Tur from MSNBC if the ratings tank and she and Tony become co-host and CBS attempts to make them a Joe and Mike whom supposedly they considered hiring years ago.

If the allegations against Tom Brokaw of sexual harassment are true then which Male Alumni from the today show will appear for the 70th anniversary in 2022? Matt Lauer I don't think will be invited, Bryant Gumbel I can't imagine never sexually harassed anyone while at NBC, same for Al Roker so that leaves us with Jim Hartz who was co-host for a very brief period of time and High Downs who will be 100 if he's still alive.

Who if anyone co-anchored with Sandra at 5 and 6 last night? It was only a half hour newscast so it's not a big deal.

Still odd that Don filled in. Perhaps he's returning?

I guess so. Perhaps either Dana is on her way out on Don is on his way back. I would guess that later is more likely because why else have have someone from CBS News fill in when pleanty of people from WCBS could have subbed instead. Who's on tonight?

The plan was always for Shirleen to get mornings. Perhaps Michele at noon and/or 5 is a possibility someday. Who anchored today so far?

Perhaps we will soon see Amy as a official co-anchor?

Amy officially filled in for Michael? Did she also do the news?